UQ has launched a $45 million research initiative to position Australia as a global leader in quantum biotechnology, and tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.
3 September 2024UQ researchers are developing a web-based management program capable of mapping ocean water pollution almost as it happens.
4 October 2023A custom-built furnace that can heat materials to almost 3000 degrees Celsius has been installed at The University of Queensland to build components for Australia’s burgeoning space industry.
8 September 2023Researchers at The University of Queensland have pioneered a simple, fast and effective technique to remove PFAS chemicals from water.
20 January 2023Research co-led by UQ has found sharing real-time air quality readings in developing countries can reduce air pollution and lead to lower mortality rates.
25 October 2022It might not look like much, but this tool could improve the next generation of lasers - and with it, industries from telecommunications to car manufacturing.
12 September 2022A Brisbane startup company founded on University of Queensland technology to monitor the health of electricity network transformers has been acquired by French multinational Schneider Electric in a multi-million-dollar deal.
5 April 2022Dr Anh Tran has a very personal reason to try to make life better for women and children living in refugee settings around the world.
8 March 2022Federal government has officially listed koalas as ‘endangered’ along Australia's east coast to protect shrinking populations. The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to offer expert comment on this development.
11 February 2022A “game changing” new telescope will soon be blasted into space to embark on a lonely 1.5-million-kilometre orbit around the Sun to provide a clearer view of the ever-expanding universe.
24 December 2021As silicon-based technology reaches its absolute limits, a material engineered by University of Queensland researchers could herald the next generation of electronics with more memory, faster speeds and advanced features.
8 July 2021Australia’s renewable energy research capacity has been boosted with the completion of The University of Queensland’s 64 megawatt solar farm at Warwick in the state’s south east.
17 July 2020Issues critical to communities across the world will be discussed at an international symposium in Brisbane from September 22 to 25.
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